Plum Streusel Cake

Oh the folly of it! The ripe, reduced plums in the supermarket looked so tempting – it was only when I got them home that it became clear why they were on special offer – over-ripe is somewhat an understatement! They needed to be used immediately or it would be a fruit bowl filled with plum soup (nice!?).

I was lucky enough to work on a few sea turtle conservation projects and we often ate ‘apple coffee cake’ – I remember it coming from a pre-bought mix, but nonetheless there was something delicious about the cinnamon crumbly topping mixed with the light sponge and juicy apples – an ideal snack after a long night patrolling beaches favoured by nesting turtles. I’ve never come across ‘coffee cake’ that isn’t just a coffee flavoured sponge in the UK – I’m not sure if it’s American (we were in the USVI) or Aussie (the project leaders were from Oz), maybe someone can enlighten me?

It seemed to me that plum crumble cake would be the perfect way to use up my sticky over-ripe plums, and it proved to be a complete success (although I have to admit that mine sunk in the middle when I opened the oven too soon!). The girls were not too sure of the addition of plums, but I thought it tasted utterly delicious and transported me back to the beaches of the US Virgin Islands 🙂

This recipe is adapted from one I found on The Tolerant Vegan – a true treasure trove of wonderful vegan recipes

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Welcome. I'm a Cordon Bleu trained chef and mother with a passion for cooking vegetarian food. All recipes featured here are dairy, egg, and nut-free, thus 'accidentally' vegan, as my children are allergic to those. My aim is to recreate any dish, even what seems impossible, but free of the ingredients we can't have, and log my exploits here. Please browse what is now several hundred recipes.
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Welcome. I'm a Cordon Bleu trained chef and mother with a passion for cooking vegetarian food. All recipes featured here are dairy, egg, and nut-free, thus 'accidentally' vegan, as my children are allergic to those. My aim is to recreate any dish, even what seems impossible, but free of the ingredients we can't have, and log my exploits here. Please browse what is now several hundred recipes.
All the recipes posted (unless stated) are my own creations.